Remainder
noun
The part that is left when other parts have been taken away, used, or removed.
After the party, the remainder of the cake was stored in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- the remainder of
- a small remainder
noun
In mathematics, the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another.
In the division 17 ÷ 5, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 2.
Often appears as...
- a remainder of
- no remainder
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Academic
noun
A book that is left unsold when it is no longer new and desirable.
The store was selling remainders from last year's best-seller list at discounted prices.
Often appears as...
- books remainder
- remainder table
noun
The part that is left when other parts have been taken away, used, or removed.
After the party, the remainder of the cake was stored in the fridge.
Often appears as...
- the remainder of
- a small remainder
noun
In mathematics, the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another.
In the division 17 ÷ 5, the quotient is 3 and the remainder is 2.
Often appears as...
- a remainder of
- no remainder
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A book that is left unsold when it is no longer new and desirable.
The store was selling remainders from last year's best-seller list at discounted prices.
Often appears as...
- books remainder
- remainder table
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Left Behind
Use 'remainder' to describe something left after parts are removed, often unwanted or surplus.
We packed the leftovers, leaving only the remainder to dispose of.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Remaining
'The remainder of the day' often implies a significant portion of time left.
He spent the remainder of the day relaxing.
Pro Tip 3/3Final Part
Used for the last part of something when its end is near.
In the remainder of her speech, she thanked her team.
Pro Tip 1/3Left Behind
Use 'remainder' to describe something left after parts are removed, often unwanted or surplus.
We packed the leftovers, leaving only the remainder to dispose of.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Remaining
'The remainder of the day' often implies a significant portion of time left.
He spent the remainder of the day relaxing.
Pro Tip 3/3Final Part
Used for the last part of something when its end is near.
In the remainder of her speech, she thanked her team.
Pro Tip 1/3Left Behind
Use 'remainder' to describe something left after parts are removed, often unwanted or surplus.
We packed the leftovers, leaving only the remainder to dispose of.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Remaining
'The remainder of the day' often implies a significant portion of time left.
He spent the remainder of the day relaxing.
Pro Tip 3/3Final Part
Used for the last part of something when its end is near.
In the remainder of her speech, she thanked her team.
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But that's all in the context of these very controlled laboratory settings. What about in the real world? What about in our actual day-to-day life? What about now? Where is your attention right now? To kind of bring it back, I'd like to make a prediction about your attention for the remainder of my talk. Are you up for it?
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How big is the ocean? -...
and with most of the remainder living close enough to lakes, rivers, or swamps, all of which ultimately lead to the ocean, virtually every single person on the planet has the opportunity to influence the general health and nature of the world ocean. Evidence of human influence is seen in every part of the ocean,
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Math can save us from...
that information and then when you receive G to the Y mod P from the iTunes server you raise that to the X meaning you multiply that result by itself x times divided by P and take the remainder and so if you plug numbers into this really really simple numbers you can see like if we're using three
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Art can heal PTSD's...
he rarely spoke of his experiences in waking life. But at night I would hear him shouting obscenities from his room down the hall. And during the day I would announce myself as I entered the room, careful not to startle or agitate him. He lived out the remainder of his days
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How humans could evolve...
that will bring us to question not only who we are but where we will be going. The answers will lie in our choice to use or abandon the technology that we have gleaned from life itself, and it will define us for the remainder of our term in this universe. Thank you.
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
remainder of that spring and well into the following summer their behavior changed and they appeared depressed hanging their heads they drifted about their home in a listless manner now this Jamie had mentioned earlier we have observed that normally Omega wolves
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Who would the rest of...
I say, one, if you get elected, what are you going to do for the rest of us, for the remainder of the seven billion who live on this planet? Second What is your vision for your country's future in the world? What role do you see it playing?
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Is radiation dangerous?...
However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing, our exposures are usually low, and choices like getting your home tested for radon and wearing sunscreen can help reduce the associated health risks.
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The myth of Hades and...
But for the remainder, she would stay in the world of the dead. When Persephone ascended to Earth, she and her mother rejoiced. Together, they showered the fields with rain and nurtured them with sun.
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The Great Flamingo...
are the precise reasons why this remainder goes away most important of all they'd learned from an early age to react quickly to
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How to tame your...
But that's all in the context of these very controlled laboratory settings. What about in the real world? What about in our actual day-to-day life? What about now? Where is your attention right now? To kind of bring it back, I'd like to make a prediction about your attention for the remainder of my talk. Are you up for it?
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How big is the ocean? -...
and with most of the remainder living close enough to lakes, rivers, or swamps, all of which ultimately lead to the ocean, virtually every single person on the planet has the opportunity to influence the general health and nature of the world ocean. Evidence of human influence is seen in every part of the ocean,
Video examples
Math can save us from...
that information and then when you receive G to the Y mod P from the iTunes server you raise that to the X meaning you multiply that result by itself x times divided by P and take the remainder and so if you plug numbers into this really really simple numbers you can see like if we're using three
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Art can heal PTSD's...
he rarely spoke of his experiences in waking life. But at night I would hear him shouting obscenities from his room down the hall. And during the day I would announce myself as I entered the room, careful not to startle or agitate him. He lived out the remainder of his days
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How humans could evolve...
that will bring us to question not only who we are but where we will be going. The answers will lie in our choice to use or abandon the technology that we have gleaned from life itself, and it will define us for the remainder of our term in this universe. Thank you.
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Jim & Jamie Dutcher: The...
remainder of that spring and well into the following summer their behavior changed and they appeared depressed hanging their heads they drifted about their home in a listless manner now this Jamie had mentioned earlier we have observed that normally Omega wolves
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Who would the rest of...
I say, one, if you get elected, what are you going to do for the rest of us, for the remainder of the seven billion who live on this planet? Second What is your vision for your country's future in the world? What role do you see it playing?
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Is radiation dangerous?...
However, much of that radiation is non-ionizing. For the remainder that is ionizing, our exposures are usually low, and choices like getting your home tested for radon and wearing sunscreen can help reduce the associated health risks.
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The myth of Hades and...
But for the remainder, she would stay in the world of the dead. When Persephone ascended to Earth, she and her mother rejoiced. Together, they showered the fields with rain and nurtured them with sun.
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The Great Flamingo...
are the precise reasons why this remainder goes away most important of all they'd learned from an early age to react quickly to
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when they saw it, and they spent a lot of time at bookstores, combing the remainder tables for science books to buy for me. I had one of the biggest libraries of any kid in school, built on books that cost 50 cents or a dollar.
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Cesare Beccaria
Italian Judge
Laws are the terms by which independent and isolated men united to form a society, once they tired of living in a perpetual state of war where the enjoyment of liberty was rendered useless by the uncertainty of its preservation. They sacrificed a portion of this liberty so that they could enjoy the remainder in security and peace.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
I have no intention of selling any more of the historical Apollo 11 items in my possession for the remainder of my life. I intend to pass a portion of these items on to my children and to loan the most important items for permanent display in suitable museums around the country.
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
You'll get the biggest bang for each buck by paying off the highest interest rate debt in your portfolio first, while making minimum payments on the remainder. It's called the avalanche method, and it gets you out of debt cheapest and fastest.
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Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan Novelist
In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.
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Dick York
American Actor
I was seeing everything through pain. I would roll out of bed and do my exercises. I had to do that to work out the remainder of the pain pills. I would drink coffee and go to the set and plunge myself so far into my work.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Many of the architects of the Vietnam War became near pariahs as they spent the remainder of their lives in the futile quest to explain away their decisions at the time.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
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Kajal Aggarwal
Indian Actress
Trust me: I've been travelling, making movies, and spending the remainder of my time at home.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when they saw it, and they spent a lot of time at bookstores, combing the remainder tables for science books to buy for me. I had one of the biggest libraries of any kid in school, built on books that cost 50 cents or a dollar.
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Cesare Beccaria
Italian Judge
Laws are the terms by which independent and isolated men united to form a society, once they tired of living in a perpetual state of war where the enjoyment of liberty was rendered useless by the uncertainty of its preservation. They sacrificed a portion of this liberty so that they could enjoy the remainder in security and peace.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
I have no intention of selling any more of the historical Apollo 11 items in my possession for the remainder of my life. I intend to pass a portion of these items on to my children and to loan the most important items for permanent display in suitable museums around the country.
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
You'll get the biggest bang for each buck by paying off the highest interest rate debt in your portfolio first, while making minimum payments on the remainder. It's called the avalanche method, and it gets you out of debt cheapest and fastest.
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Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan Novelist
In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.
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Dick York
American Actor
I was seeing everything through pain. I would roll out of bed and do my exercises. I had to do that to work out the remainder of the pain pills. I would drink coffee and go to the set and plunge myself so far into my work.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Many of the architects of the Vietnam War became near pariahs as they spent the remainder of their lives in the futile quest to explain away their decisions at the time.
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Saint Augustine
Saint
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
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Kajal Aggarwal
Indian Actress
Trust me: I've been travelling, making movies, and spending the remainder of my time at home.
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